Goals

  • Foster an environment of continuous improvement and inclusion
  • Implement a process through which those who offer training and professional development can engage in coordinated, collaborative efforts based on areas of expertise
  • Avoid duplication of opportunities
  • Establish guidelines for those who offer training and professional development workshops/sessions
  • Align professional development offerings with the following pillars:
    • Leadership development (e.g., Leadership Experience, President’s Fellows Program)
    • Foundational training sessions (e.g., Management Training Academy [MTA])
    • Compliance (e.g., Preventing Harassment and Discrimination, Cybersecurity)
  • Develop a common vocabulary that is unified, inclusive, and appropriate based on the audience
    • Series/curriculum: A group or bundle of courses that is arranged around a specific topic
    • Program: An organized set of courses or activities arranged around a specific topic and competencies, with measurable outcomes or results
    • Workshop: A type of course that is usually shorter in timeframe in which participants engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or topic
    • Session/class: The actual offering with date, time, location and/or url to access the training
    • Course: The learning subject and/or topic that can be delivered in a variety forms. Most courses will have goals or learning outcomes identified
  • Create and maintain an active Community of Practice (CoP) that:
    • Connects campus PD stakeholders with each other
    • Shares PD opportunities and other resources
  • Improve efficiencies

Requirements of a PD/Training Opportunity

  • Identify and keep the audience in mind
  • Be flexible with structure, organization, and content while keeping this framework in mind
  • Identify:
    • The opportunity as:
      • Single, one-time session
      • Series (e.g., HR PD in which topics change, evaluation of series)
      • Program (e.g., MTA program, has objectives, evaluation of program)
    • How the training aligns with Top Tier 2.0
      • Optional and highly recommended for single sessions and series
      • Required for programs
    • Two - three learning objectives
    • Prerequisites for class (skills, other courses, competencies, etc.), if required
    • Trainer bio(s)
    • Course/class description(s)
  • Evaluate the PD/training opportunity through post-session surveys
  • Delivery method (e.g., virtual or in person)
    • Share a registration link with time and location or link to join virtually
    • Share course materials in advance or during the session
    • Include interactive and engaging elements, when time and design permit
    • Use blended learning (e.g., videos, reading, lecture, etc.) to deliver the sessions
    • Technical requirements
      • Host in REBELearn or Webcampus
      • Videos must be in SCORM packages when hosted in REBELearn
      • Ensure accessibility

Questions

Please reach out to Kahala Crayton (kahala.crayton@unlv.edu), HR learning and development specialist, or Janet Dufek (janet.dufek@unlv.edu), vice provost for Faculty Affairs, with any questions.